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While some roads remain closed for the winter, with Christmas approaching, the reopening of these key routes is good news for visitors.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Tourism in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has contributed over $2 billion to the local economy, according to a release from the National Park Service. The ...

Cades Cove along with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is reopened amid the government shutdown thanks to state and local groups. Visitors enjoy driving along the scenic loop, taking in the ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — We are on the first day of a federal government shutdown with no end in sight. Thousands of workers are out of a job, or they aren't seeing a paycheck. And national ...

A new study analyzed five years of data to reveal the most popular U.S. national parks to visit in the fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee topped the list with nearly 20 million ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Fall foliage is coming out across the Smokies, and even with the on-going government shutdown, the park remains open to explore, allowing fall’s biggest show to draw in huge ...

Knoxville natives Sherri Gibson and Marcia League call it their “backyard.” To everyone else, it’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two women, both in their seventies, have grown up in and ...

Seasonal hiring is underway at the Smokies, but funding uncertainty could affect staffing and visitor experience at national ...